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Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... involved) • No leukemic ... , Hodgkin Lymphomas ... #comparison #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
with no early symptoms ... aplasia • ITP ... , Hodgkin’s lymphoma ... leukemia #CLL ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
ALL Symptoms: ... • Age: 60-80 Clonal ... (SLL) CLL Symptoms ... lymphoma #Leukemia ... #Hematology #Oncology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Biopsy • Hodgkin's ... Lymphoma #Diffuse ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... accounts for 10% of all ... ingestion • B symptoms ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology #oncology
Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated PTH (High or normal):
 • Primary Hyperparathyroidism
 • Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
Low
Hypercalcemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... (Hodgkin) • Elevated ... Ovarian - Leukemia ... CML • Miscellaneous
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hodgkin Lymphoma ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Treated Like Acute Leukemias
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
Leukemia • HIV ... • EBV - NHL, Hodgkin's ... lymphoma, Burkitt's ... Associations #Cancers #oncology ... #differential #
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK+
Clinical
 • First 3 decades of life, M>F
 • Often nodal +
cell lymphoma, ... variant can have leukemic ... advanced stage + B symptoms ... around vessels • Hodgkin-like ... #largecell #lymphoma
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
(CLL) - Summary ... • Most common leukemia ... cytometry → >500/uL clonal ... lymphoma (Richter ... #oncology #hematology